I had all but decided to make those delicious-looking pumpkin treats, when I came across a recipe for P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps. I absolutely love the tofu version that P.F. Chang’s serves, but can never get the tofu texture quite right at home. So, I thought I’d try the chicken version using finely diced seitan to emulate the ground chicken. Beyond the chicken, I only subbed out molasses for the honey in the mock hoisin sauce. This is also one of the few instances I highly recommend using iceberg lettuce in spite of it’s complete lack of nutritional value. The iceberg is perfectly crisp and holds together best for the wrap.

Directions
With a bit of olive oil, cook seitan, onion and garlic in a skillet until onions are tender. Add soy sauce, vinegar, chili paste and water chestnuts and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add mock hoisin, sesame oil and green onions and cook until green onions begin to wilt.

Serve 2 mounds of filling on top of 1-2 lettuce leaves with lettuce leaves on the side for rolling. Serve family style and roll 2-3 tablespoons of filling into each leaf of lettuce like a burrito.

The Results
Oh happy day! This is fantastic, the texture is right on. I know it’s only Monday, but this is my favorite recipe for the week, even the month. This came out perfectly. Now I just need a recipe to replicate all of P.F. Chang’s yummy dipping sauces. The husband and I devoured our lettuce wraps and the kids gobbled up filling and lettuce separately. Fantastic!

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Thank you all for the kind words. They were super delicious! @Mrs. No-No, I bet mushrooms would be tasty, too, though. Maybe you wouldn't get the quite the texture satisfaction. I hope you enjoy the recipe!

@ButterYum, you're so right, I shouldn't say it's devoid of nutritional value, just less than some of my other salad favorites (I'm a spinach and bibb lettuce salad kind of girl). For me, it doesn't seem to have much of a taste either (kinda like semi-solid water), but the texture is awesome.

@Robin Thanks for posting such a delicious recipe!@MCKerr You could probably toss in some finely diced raw veggies or crushed nuts at the end if you wanted that bit of crunch similar to the water chestnuts. Let me know how it goes!

They were A-Ma-Zing! Still fab, even without the water chestnuts (but I would still add them next time). Mine came out significantly darker than the picture, but admittedly I left the mixture in the pan a little too long. There was a bit of a learning curve on wrapping technique, as this was my first-ever attempt at lettuce wraps, but it got easier with each one. My crazy-picky-omnivore 1st grader won't touch lettuce, but asked to sample the filling and instantly wanted MORE. I think that's the highest compliment I can give any recipe!

@Kristen awesome! I love to make my own seitan, too. Though last week I scored 6 boxes of WestSoy seitan for 99 cents on manager's special (woohoo!), so I used that this time.@MCKerr I'm so glad they liked them. Our kids ate the filling and munched on the lettuce separately (but did not eat all of the lettuce, either). That's definitely a high compliment from your 1st grader. And yes, the rolling is kind of tough to get the hang of if you've not done it before…it's like a very delicate tiny burrito. ;)@beansfigandkatz I'm jealous that you got it to work out with tofu. I can never get my tofu texture quite right for this one. You'll have to share you secrets.

i think my previous reply was deleted…if it helps, we used trader joe's sprouted tofu and cut it into tiny (1/2 inch) cubes. then we pan fried it in a little olive oil until it was golden on most sides, then added in the onions, etc. thanks again for such a great recipe!-jennifer

This look so good!! I definitely am going to try and I am definitely will be following your blog.. If you would check out mine to that would be so great. And follow me also, I am kind of new to this but excited to share great recipes..Thanks,Brookefor-the-luv-of.blogspot.com

Hi Kristi, thanks for sharing the recipe for the wraps. Haven't seen that one before. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris

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